Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News

Landmark tree still burning after lightning strike
A massive tree near Stockbridge is in jeopardy, after it was struck by lightning, and the flames spread inside the trunk and branches. The base of the cottonwood in Lakeside Cemetery is nearly 30 feet...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 04, 2020

Oshkosh man gets 20 yrs for killing newborn son
An Oshkosh man is going to prison for 20 years for the death of his newborn son. Twenty-nine-year-old Cory Lyons was watching the two-month-old boy in December of 2018, while the child’s mother ...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 04, 2020

Body pulled from river in Algoma
Algoma police say a body was pulled from the Ahnapee River yesterday afternoon. They believe the man accidentally drowned, but an autopsy will be done next week.
Mike Kemmeter Jun 04, 2020

NEW Zoo to reopen Wednesday
The NEW Zoo in Suamico plans to reopen next Wednesday. There will be limits on the number of visitors, and non-members will have to buy tickets online, in advance, and reserve a time. Members don̵...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 04, 2020

ThedaCare makes cost-cutting moves to lessen losses
ThedaCare is taking steps to avoid a potential loss of $70 million for the year, because of the pandemic. The health care provider is cutting pay for executive leaders, supervisors and doctors for the...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 04, 2020

Survey shows pandemic’s impact on nonprofits
Many nonprofit groups around northeast Wisconsin and the state had to cut staff and lost volunteers, during the pandemic. UW-Green Bay asked almost 550 organizations across Wisconsin, and about 150 lo...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 04, 2020

State reports 4.1% of new coronavirus tests were positive
The state is reporting 4.1 percent of new coronavirus tests were positive. That’s up from 2.9 percent yesterday. On Tuesday, 3.6 percent were positive Tuesday. There are 19,892 confirmed cases i...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 04, 2020

Retired Colonel opposes military troops for protests
A retired Army military colonel doesn’t think President Trump should activate the U.S. military to deal with protests around the country. Col. Jeff McCausland is a CBS News military consultant, ...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 04, 2020

Milestone reached on Resch Expo Center project
Crews laid the final steel beam today for the new Resch Expo Center in Ashwaubenon. Brown County Deputy Executive Jeff Flynt says that piece of steel was the longest, tallest, and heaviest for the ent...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 04, 2020

DNR opening state campgrounds next week
The DNR will re-open state campgrounds next Wednesday. Park offices will still be closed, and campers can expect to find automatic touchless check-ins. Reservations will only be accepted by phone, or ...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 04, 2020



